Table of Contents INTRODUCTION —Why it Matters: Promoting Civic and Electoral Participationby David Gray Adler Conversations at the Dinner Tableby Gina M Bennett...
Keyword: Voter Suppression
Spark Magazine – Re:building Democracy: A special issue on the state of democracy, voting, and our civic health
Spark is a publication of nonprofit Humanities Washington, our state’s affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Online and at community venues across...
“Representation at the Polls” is the second conversation in a series in partnership with the Alaska Center about representation; questions on leadership...
This is the fourth entry in the Representation Matters virtual series. Presented by Dr. Joshua Sellers, Associate Professor of Law in the Sandra Day O’Connor...
Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot with Evette Dionne & Martha S. Jones
Evette Dionne, editor-in-chief of Bitch Media and author of Lifting as We Climb: Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box, discusses her Coretta Scott King Author Honor...
A comic by Lucy Bellwood illustrating the history of voting rights in Oregon and efforts to expand who gets a say in our democracy.
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Throughout American history, there have been many movements to expand the vote to as many Americans as possible. However, there have been just as many attempts to...
More voters in Mississippi cast an absentee ballot in the 2020 general election than ever before. What does this mean for the future of voting in the state? In a special...
This segment is a partnership with the Mississippi Humanities Council and the Federation of State Humanities Councils, funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Conversations are happening across the nation about the voting rights of formerly incarcerated people. What is being discussed in Nevada? Join Nevada Humanities for a...
The Voting Rights Act: Triumphs, Challenges, & Possibilities
R. Keith Gaddie, author of “Rise and Fall of the Voting Rights Act” (2016), addresses the successes of the Voting Rights Act, how the Voting Rights Act has...
This segment is a partnership with the Mississippi Humanities Council and the Federation of State Humanities Councils, funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
While young people might not yet have the right to vote, many are engaged and looking for ways to make a difference. How do young Montanans push for public policies that...
Who Votes in South Dakota, featuring Professor Frank Pommersheim, State Representative Tamara St. John, and Amy Scott-Stoltz
The final event in SDHC’s Voting: Why It Matters series features South Dakota civic leaders (Professor Frank Pommersheim, Representative Tamara St. John, and Amy...
Event Recording: Voting: From Suppression to Expression
This event was hosted by Brookdale Community College. Funded through the “Why it Matters: Civic and Electoral Participation” initiative, the Democracy Conversation...
What makes voters want to vote? What makes them want to be engaged in a certain election versus another? Dr. Caroline Heldman from Occidental College in Los Angeles and...
Uncounted: The History and Impact of Voter Suppression
This year, 160 bills have been introduced in 33 states that would restrict voting—four times as many as during the same period in 2020. American democracy is often...
We, They, and the People: Shelby v. Holder
WE, THEY AND THE PEOPLE is a Mixed Magic Theatre Civic Engagement Series that explores and dramatizes Supreme Court cases that have had a significant impact on the lives...